The Environment Agency officers uncovered Anglian Water’s monthly discharge of waste water equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools into the North Sea

A hosepipe ban has been extended to most of Devon, affecting around 390,000 homes

A senior water executive at Thames Water has urged Britons to consider not flushing the toilet after urinating and taking shorter showers to reduce water consumption

Water containing radioactive tritium leaked from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota in November

The combined annual water use of India, China, Indonesia, France and Canada could be lost by mid-century, new study warns

Anglian Water suggests a leaky loo wastes between 215 and 400 litres of clean drinking water every year

Its current licences require it to release a certain amount of water from the reservoirs to maintain the health of the river, however, the permits will enable Yorkshire Water to reduce that amount

Sir James Bevan has said people need to be “less squeamish” about where drinking water comes from

People in London are not able to use hosepipes to water gardens, fill swimming pools, clean vehicles and windows

The temporary water use ban will come into effect next Tuesday